Chances for Russia’s Outreach to the Middle East

The focus of Moscow’s diplomacy is energy production and food supplies.

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Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, where he took part in the Gulf Cooperation Council forum. It was Lavrov’s second trip to Arab countries in a month; he had earlier visited Oman and Algeria. The trip came against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and tough sanctions […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.